Red indicates components required or modified in a CAFO plan.
NUTRIENT MANAGEMENT PLAN
FOR
Client’s Name
Best Farm
12345 WhateverRoad
Princess Anne, MD 21853
443-111-0000
BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF OPERATION: This is a poultry operation on 60.3 total acres, located on Whatever Road in Somerset County, including 12 poultry houses in production with a total capacity of 420,000 per flock.
This nutrient management plan is one of the required plans needed for a CAFO permit 14AF. It is Mr. (client’s name)’s responsibility to send a copy of this plan to Maryland Department of the Environment (MDE) as soon as possible.
DATE OF PLAN: November 14, 2014
DURATION OF PLAN: December 1, 2014 –November 30, 2017
An immediate update will be needed if a change in average annual number of animal units of 10 percent or greater occurs and if resultant manure production will require significant management adjustments.
MANURE ANALYSIS: Maryland Department of the Environment and the Environmental Protection Agency require that CAFO operations have a copy of an analysis of the manure generated on the operation in their records. Operator may either collect a sample of manure before it is transported off-farm and obtain an analysis or obtain a copy of the manure analysis from one of the farmers who will be receiving the manure from the operation.
MANURE MANAGEMENT: Manure that is collected from the poultry houses after each flock is stored in the manure shed until it is taken by the receiving farm. Some of the manure is used in the composting unit on the farm and then removed when it can be utilized by the receiving farm. At this time, Mr. (client’s name)is in a management plan that does a complete cleanout every three to five years. The last complete cleanout was completed in 2013. The next complete cleanout is expected in 2018. The operator must keep records of the quantity, date and destination of manure removed from the houses and off the farm.
Manure is exported to the following receiving facility or farm as available:Perdue Agricycle, 28338 Enviroway, Seaford, DE 19973 or Joe Brown, Princess Anne, Maryland.
BEST MANAGEMENT PRACTICES: Mr. (client’s name) must consult either the USDA-Comprehensive Nutrient Management Plan (CNMP) or Soil Conservation Water Quality Plan for this information.
RECORD KEEPING REQUIREMENTS: TheWater Quality Improvement Act requires that producers maintain records on manure management, animal numbers, and manure quantity.
The operator must keep records of the quantity, date, and destination of litter as it is removed from the production houses to either storage sheds or off-farm locations. The Litter Removal Data Sheet in the Recordkeeping section of this plan can be used for tracking movement of litter.
Refer to the General Discharge Permit for Animal Feeding Operations for information for the type of records that are required by MDE and EPA.
Farm Identification Summary:
Farm Name
/ Tax Account IDNumbers /
Watershed Location Code
/ Total Acres FarmedBest Farm
Tract 0101 / 2015010000
2015010000 / 0243 / 0.0
Manure Summary Table:
Animal Number and Type
/ Manure Generated / Manure Available for Utilization /Manure Storage Capacity
/Timing of Application
Broilers:420,000 x 5 flocks =
2,100,000 total birds / 2,799tons per year / 420 tons- 2015
420 tons- 2016
420 tons- 2017 / (4) 40 x 118 sheds
with attached composters / N/A
* See attached manure calculation sheets
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Extension Educator, AgricultureNutrient Management Advisor
Certification #Certification #
License # License #
DELIVERY AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The contents of this plan have been fully explained to me and my questions have been
answered to my satisfaction. I understand that I am encouraged to contact the plan writer
with any other questions I may have upon further review of the plan.
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Farmer Signature Date
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UME Advisor Signature Date